Book Discussions

Tuesday Night Group - 7:00pm
May 20 - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
June 17 - Boom! Voices of the Sixties by Tom Brokaw
Honorary Guest Librarian Discussion Leader Sheila M. Sosnicki, Palos Park Public Library

Thursday Morning Group - 10:00am
May 29 - P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern
June 26 - A Long Way From Home by Tom Brokaw
 

Thursdays at the Movies

Catch our upcoming films. Showings at 2pm and 6:30pm.

May 1 - Into the Wild with Emile Hirsch
May 15 - August Rush with Freddie Highmore

June 5 - Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway
June 19 - Atonement with James McAvoy
 
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Young Adult Game Night - June 13 at 6pm to 8pm
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Start the Summer with a bang! Compete against your friends for fabulous prizes. Please register 1 week in advance.

Teen Sports Bar - Mondays at 1pm
Grades 6 and up.
June 16 - Pizza, Pop and Paperback. Eat drink and hang out while discussing some interesting books.
June 23 - Scene It ESPN Sports. Show your sports trivia knowledge and win prizes.
June 30 - Yoga for Teens. Presented by certified Yoga instructor, Maureen Collins.

Mother Daughter Book Discussions - June 26 at 7 pm
Book Lovers. Grades 6 and up. We will read and discuss Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock. Register and check out a copy of the book beginning May 22.

"Get in the Game Read" - Join our Summer Reading Program and earn prizes for reading books. Register at the Youth Services Desk. 

Volunteers - There are limited opportunities to earn service hours in June and July. For more information call the Youth Services Desk at (708) 448-1473 or email  

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Now you can ask questions, register for programs, reserve a book or schedule service hours by emailing us at

 
 

Computer Education

John Hojek teaches computer education classes all over the southwest side and now, you can learn from his expertise. John will lead the following four classes and provide laptop computers for all attendees. There is a resident and non-resident fee, no refunds, and limit of 15 students. Signup for non-residents begins May 12.

Intro to Computers, Friday, May 16 from 10am to 12pm - $10 fee / $15 N/R fee
Designed for the first time user, this class covers turning on the computer, passwords, desktop features, opening, closing and resizing windows, as well as the commands, functions and features of any Windows program. You will also learn the proper way to work with the mouse.

Basic Internet, Wednesday, June 25 from 6pm to 8pm - $10 fee / $15 N/R fee
This class assumes the student knows nothing about using the Internet. Topics will include equipment, types of service and different providers. You will also learn how to navigate a website, webpage and popular search engines.

 
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